for specific teaching concerning the Person of the Creator, we note that the A.V. of Ephesians 3:9 speaks of the

mystery `which had been hid in God Who created all things by Jesus Christ', but the R.V. omits the words `by Jesus

Christ' and this is the unanimous opinion of all textual critics. Whatever we have discovered therefore through the

testimony of the Old Testament will apply here, namely, the God Who created all things is Jehovah, the Kinsman

Redeemer of His people. It is axiomatic, that He Who built ALL THINGS is God (Heb. 3:4), and we will keep this fact

before us as we continue our search. The ascription of praise to Him Who created all things is given by the living

ones (wrongly called `beasts') in Revelation 4 to the One Who sat upon the rainbow circled Throne. To Him the

four living ones that had six wings about them cried `Holy, Holy, Holy, LORD God Almighty, which was, and is, and

is to come' (Rev. 4:8). Isaiah saw a vision in the Temple and in it the seraphim, each having six wings, cried `Holy,

Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory' (Isa. 6:2,3) and John says that in this vision,

Isaiah said these things `when he saw His glory and spake of Him' (John 12:41). The other titles in Revelation 4

`Lord God Almighty' and He `which was, and is, and is to come' we must leave for a future consideration, but the

reader can find these passages for himself.

Again in Revelation 14, the terms of `the everlasting gospel' include the worship of Him that made heaven and

earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters'. Here, no other title is given to the Creator than `God' (Rev. 14:7). In

Acts 17 the God that made the world and all things therein, in Whom all live and move and have their being, is the

Lord that men should seek `if haply they might feel after Him and find Him' (Acts 17:24-28). We must defer an

examination of these words until we have completed our survey of the references to the Creator in the New

Testament. Up till now the references use the titles `Lord, God and Almighty', without any specific indication as to

whether the Father or the Son is directly intended.

We now come to passages where the reference to Christ is specific:

`In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the

beginning with God. ALL THINGS were made by Him; and without Him was NOT ANYTHING made that was made

... He was in the world, and the WORLD was made by HIM, and the world knew Him not' (John 1:1-10).

Here we have explicit, unambiguous, exclusive testimony. The creation of `all things', the Maker of `the world'

is He Who in the fulness of time was made flesh, and tabernacled among us, Whose glory was:

`The glory as of the only begotten of the Father' (John 1:14).

`UNTO THE SON He saith, Thy throne O God ... and Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the

earth; and the heavens are the works of Thine hands ... Thou art the same ... Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and

today, and for ever' (Heb. 1:8,10,12; 13:8).

We know now Who it was that answered Job out of the whirlwind and asked him `Where wast thou when I laid

the foundations of the earth?' (Job 38:4); it was Him Who is called `The Word'. Now we know that the Psalmist

addressed Him Who is `The Word' when he said:

`Of old hast Thou laid the foundations of the earth: and the heavens are the works of Thy hands. They shall

perish, but Thou shalt endure ... ' (Psa. 102:25,26).

He is addressed by the Psalmist as LORD (Jehovah) verse 1, and `My God' in verse 24, anticipating by centuries

the confession of Thomas `My Lord, and My God'.

`His dear Son', the One in Whom we have redemption, Who is the Image of the invisible God, the Firstborn of

every creature, is the One to whom universal creation is ascribed by Paul in Colossians 1:

`For by Him were ALL Things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether

they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; ALL THINGS were created by Him, and for Him' (Col.

At the close of Revelation 4, the six winged worshippers say:

`Thou hast created ALL THINGS, and for Thy pleasure they are, and were created' (Rev. 4:11).

We know from these passages that this ascription of glory, honour and power, is directed to Him Who is the

Image of the Invisible God, the Word, the One Who is addressed in Hebrews 1 as `God' and `Lord', Who laid the